Mark Warner’s speech didn’t live up to the 2004 keynote address. In fact, it was downright boring. Not only that but it spent too much time spinning things that are indefensible. I’ve picked some of the things from the transcript to illustrate Mr. Warner’s spin. Here’s the first example:

We need a President who understands the world today, the future we seek, and the change we need. We need Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.

When did Sen. Obama start understanding the world? If Sen. Obama has this great understanding of the world, why was he forced to abandon Kathleen Sebelius, who was his first choice, and pick Joe Biden? Here’s the answer from an Obama insider:

“We needed the foreign policy on the bottom of the ticket more than we want to admit,” says the insider.

That doesn’t sound like Sen. Obama understands the world.

I understand why Gov. Warner said this. He was tasked with talking up Sen. Obama. He did the best he could. Unfortunately, he bored people. He couldn’t even get his one attack on Sen. McCain right:

John McCain promises more of the same. A plan that would explode the deficit that will be passed on to our kids. No real plan to invest in our infrastructure. And his plan would continue spending $10 billion a month in Iraq. I don’t know about you, but that’s just not right. That’s four more years that we can’t just afford.

John McCain’s plans on vetoing bills with excessive earmarks will explode the deficit? Perhaps Gov. Warner could explain how that works? For that matter, I’m interested in how he makes that statement with a straight face when balancing the budget isn’t even one of Sen. Obama’s priorities. If you think that’s rich, check this tripe out:

Just think about this: In six months, we will have an administration that actually believes in science! And then we can again lead the world in live-saving and life-changing cures.

We’ll believe in science again? Sen. Obama agrees with Al Gore on the environment. When was Al Gore’s radical global beliefs become science? Science fiction, yes; science, no. Under ObamaCare, we’ll move towards a Canadian single-payer health care plan. Single-payer plans are notorious for slowing the development of cures. Here’s another whopper about Sen. Obama:

We need leaders who will appeal to us not as Republicans or Democrats, but first and foremost as Americans.

Did Sen. Obama appeal to us “first and foremost as Americans” when he voted against confirming John Roberts as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Isn’t it true that his voting against confirming John Roberts was an act of typical Washington partisanship? Did Sen. Obama appeal to us “first and foremost as Americans” when he voted against funding our troops? Isn’t it true that his voting against funding our troops was an act of typical Washington partisanship?

I’ll challenge all liberals to prove that Sen. Obama has fought principled fights against his party. While we’ve gotten mad about some of the things that John McCain fought for, it’s irrefutable that he’s fought for what he believed in, regardless of whether he went against the GOP.

Sen. Obama has a history of talking bipartisanship and acting in a hyperpartisan manner. A perfect example is his pledging to work with Sen. McCain on true ethics reform. Remember the letter Sen. McCain wrote to Sen. Obama criticizing him for backing out? Here’s what Obama said:

Obama stated, “I know you have expressed an interest in creating a task force to further study and discuss these matters but I and others in the Democratic Caucus believe the more effective and timely course is to allow the committees of jurisdiction to roll up their sleeves and get to work on writing ethics and lobbying reform legislation that a majority of the Senate can support”.

The bill produced had enough gaping loopholes to be utterly ineffective. Here’s how Sen. McCain responded to Sen. Obama’s letter:

“I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions.”

Sen. Obama is a showhorse. He isn’t a workhorse. To use a Texas cattleman’s cliche, he’s all hat and no cattle.

I know that Sen. Obama is the candidate of hope, change and the future. I just don’t think he’s the candidate of substance, effectiveness and integrity.

Technorati Tags: Mark Warner, Obama, Keynote Address, Joe Biden, Democratic Convention, John McCain, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

1. You analysis is down right ridiculous, I am not a democrat and even I can tell your bias nonsense is just there to fill in space for your job. Blogging is not a job btw.

   Comment by Paul — August 28, 2008 @ 8:41 am